Handwriting Therapy

Our Occupational Therapists will use techniques in a one-on-one setting to help children of all ages improve their handwriting.

Areas our Occupational Therapists help your child:

  • Improving formation of horizontal lines, vertical lines, circles, and squares, which are early milestones for upper and lowercase letters
  • Improving formation of upper and lower case letters
  • Making Handwriting that is clear and legible
  • Improving the ability to hold a crayon, pencil, or pen correctly
  • Improving staying on the page they are writing
  • Improving writing from left to right
  • Reducing fatigue when writing due to reduced hand strength
  • Reducing/eliminating frustration when writing
  • Using an age-appropriate grasp on the writing utensil
  • Developing proper posture in the chair
  • Developing proper letter formation and sizing
  • Meeting developmental milestones for writing
  • Making writing fun

Children who would benefit include:

  • Children with IEPs from the School
  • Children who are a part of the TEIS Program
  • Children with Global Apraxia
  • Children with cochlear implants and Hearing Loss
  • Children who have difficulty transitioning into new environments
  • Children who have Developmental Language Delays
  • Children with prosthetics
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Down Syndrome
  • Children with Social/Pragmatic Language Disorders
  • Children on the Autism Spectrum Continuum
  • Children who have been diagnosed with Cognitive Delays
  • Dysarthria (congenital or non-congenital)